ܡܙܥܪܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܥ ܪ (z ˁ r) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology[edit]
Classical passive participle of the verb ܡܙܲܥܸܪ (mzaˁir, “to diminish, to make small”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ܡܙܲܥܪܵܐ • (mzaˁrā) (feminine ܡܙܲܥܲܪܬܵܐ (mzaˁartā), plural ܡܙܲܥܪܹ̈ܐ (mzaˁrē))
- (grammar) diminutive
- ’ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ‘، ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܙܲܥܪܵܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܡܣܲܟܸܠ ’ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‘.
- ‘kṯāḇōnā’, šimmā mzaˁrā dkṯāḇā, kē msakkil ‘kṯāḇā zˁōrā’.
- ‘Booklet’, the diminutive noun of book, means ‘small book’.
Derived terms[edit]
- ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܙܲܥܪܵܐ (šimmā mzaˁrā, “diminutive noun, nomen deminutivum”)